Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-11-23

partment OF the trunk line, said TO-DAY
that the new California excursion rates
agreed upon last week by the PasseY, gel
| Committee, will go into effect December
LIST. In regard to the cutting of rates oul
of st. Louis Pierson Esaid that ii affected
| only teaspGenful of the business. The
trouble originated in the demand of the
| Ohio and Mississippi Railway for differ
| not likely to involve the trunk lines.
Whisky and Bad Shooting.
copyright. 1857, By The California Associaed P.essi
OMAHA, November ed. In Colonel
Henry's report on rifle practice, he severely
critclses certain participants in the contest
Tor superior craftsmanship, for their too
free Indulgence in intoxicants, and attrib-
utes their poor showing 10 this fact. It is a
severe condemnation Of the lack of mill
tary discipline.
WashingtOn Notes.
WASHINGTON, November 22d.-The CalJi-
net held meeting to-day. All the men,
eers were present. including Secretary
Whitney. The Presidents message to
Congress and the fisheries negotiation were
the principal topics OF discussion.
Assistant Postmaster-GeneralK Knott says
ne is convinced thaa the Government win
establish system of postal telegraphy
within three years
The President today appointed George
". Parks, OF Salt Lake City, to be Receiver
OF Public Moneys at Salt Lake City, Utah,
vice II. G. Wallace resigned.
Father Damen's Golden Jubilee.
CHICAGO, November Odd = The second
and closing day of Father Damen's Golden
jubilee was celebrated last night al Sacred
n 4
speeeh-making, replete with eulosiums on
the many virtues of the venerable priest.
was carried out. The addresses of the
Young Women's Sodality and those of the
deaf and dumb mutes were affecting.
Many times the ite-haired old clergy
man Bowed his head and silently went. In
answer to the many honors skowered upon
him be humbly thanked the parish. aud
after short address he invoked q special
blessing.
A Months Finances.
WASHINGTON, November 22d.-The Gov
eminent receipts during the present month
amount to $ZO,6S5,346 expenditures. S25.-
349,9iO;. deficiency. 81 664 500. The ex
pendltures include SIS, 2S3, 747 for pensions.
The net amount of gold in the Treasury to.
day is $297, 7G6, 020, all increase of nearly
S5,OO0,O99 since the 1st inst, and nearly
$5O,000,0 900 since July 1st last. The circula-
ton of standard silver dollars has-increased
| over 81 900, 900 since the 1st inst. and nearly
100000 since July list.
In Favor of Arbitration.
HARRISBURG (Pa.), November 22d.-Goy-
ernor Beaver to-day appointed Joshua L.
Bailey, Ex-Governor Robt. E. Pattison,
David Scull, Colonel Chas. H Barnes and
John Wanamaker a committee to wait
| upon President Cleveland and request him
20 ,,o to, l.
gress a suggestion relative to legislation
| looking to the settlement of international
| difficulties by arbitration. This committee
was appointed in pursuance of a resolution
| adopted at the recent Peace Conference in
Philadelphia.
A Chicago Scandal.
CHICAGO, November 22d.-Suit for $50, 900
| damages has been begun in the Circuit Court
by Eliza Cuttings against Robert d. Fowler.
The woman's lawyer, G. +. Dore, refuses to
divulge the nature of the charge which she
makes against the defendant. who is we'll
known Board of Trade operator, but he
intimates that it is very serious one. The
woman came to this country from Liver
pool, England, with Mrs. Fowler. and has
always been employed in the Fowler family
as cook.
Railroad Wreck.
bound passenger train on the Lacrosse diyi-
sion of the Milwaukee and st. Paul road.
which left here at 1:30 this morning.
| crashed into the rear end of q freight train
which was standing on switch at Ixonia
at 3:25. Nobody was hurt, but an engine
| and six freight cars, laden with wheat,
were badly wrecked. The track was block
AIDED for five hours. The air was so thick
with smoke that the engineer could not see
the freight train.
The Women Stood by Him,
HARTFORD Conn, November 22d.-At
an excited meeting of the First Unitarian
Society tonight, an attempt was made to
Gust the pastor, Rev. J. G. Kimball, because
OF his open avowal of sympathy with the
Chicago Anarchists in a recent sermon.
The attempt was failure A resolution
asking the pastor to resign was defeated BY
g majority of II, in n total vote of 81. The
women OF the Society supported Mr.. Kim
ball in body.
A Strike Compromised.
CHICAGO. November 22d.-The striking
printers scored a point to-day. H. A. Shep-
ard d Co., one of the largest printing firms
in the city, notified the Union that they
had decided to accept the compromise Of
nine hours work and nine hours pay Of
fered. Shepard 81 Co. were members of
the organization of employing printers
which was fighting the Union.
The Commission at Work,
WASHINGTON, November 22d.-The first
formal conference between the English
Commissioners and the American nego-
tiators upon the fisheries question was held
to-day in the diplomatic reception at
the Department of State, and was extended
until late in the afternoon
Bowgate's Rondsman.
New York, November 22d.-Judge Wal
lace, of the United States Circuit Court, has
decided that l.. ii. Rogers, who was
bondsman for Signal Officer Henry w.
Howgate, who absconded from Washing
ton in April, 1882, with $133 900, must
make good the amount of his bond of
$4,000.
Funds for Ireland.
DETROIT, November 22d.-The following
message was cabled to Joseph ellis Biggar,
NJ. p, London
Have placed to your credit $4,000 to-day.
kee Thanksgiving. CHARLES OREIII.Y
Treasurer National League
The Great Insurance Case.
JOLIET (Ill.) November 22d.-John Lam
bert and J. M. Bishop, President and Secre
respectively lnt ~ BiSlOD
Wire Fence Company, testified in the SEN
sational insurance case to-day DENYING
Superintendent Whytes story, and the
defense rested the case. 1t will go to the
jury tomorrow.
The Tennessee Forest Fires.
MEMPHIS, November 22d.-The forest
fires in this section continue to rage with
undated fury, and are doing great damage.
All the steamers on the river are from
twenty-four to forty eight hours behind
time, on account of the dense smoke which
prevails and prevents them from running
at night.
The Track-Beaters.
PHILADELPHIA, November 22d The score
in the walking match, at IL p. NJ, was ::
Hart 1S3 miles, Cox 1S5, Burns 1856. More
mac 200, Elson 1877, Albert 220, Stroke 1854
Littlewood 245, Panchot 2lO.
A Three-MiIe Boat Race.
BosToN, November 22d.-John Mckay.
OF Halifax, defeated Peter Conley, of Port
land, IN three-mile race, with turn, on
Charles river this afternoon. Time, Pills.
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